{"id":785919,"date":"2026-05-10T06:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/785919\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T06:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:02:34","slug":"cougars-run-rule-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/785919\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Run Rule Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.live5news.com\" class=\"google-source-button text-body btn btn-link p-0 text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>ELON, N.C. \u2013<\/b>College of Charleston baseball defeated Elon, 11-1, in seven innings Saturday evening at Latham Park.The Cougars collected 16 hits in the victory as they improve to 24-25 overall and 14-12 in the CAA. With the loss, Elon slips to 19-30 and 10-19 in the conference.Graduate <a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kurt-rogers\/8017\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kurt Rogers<\/a> hurled a career-best 6.0 shutout innings, earning his fifth win of the year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Graduate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/will-tippett\/7988\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Tippett<\/a>\u00a0started the offensive onslaught with a leadoff homer in the third, his second shot in as many days.<\/li>\n<li>The Cougars added two more runs in the frame to make it 3-0.<\/li>\n<li>CofC then doubled its lead in the fourth, highlighted by RBI singles from graduate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/reece-holbrook\/7971\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reece Holbrook<\/a>\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/alex-lacoste\/7958\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex LaCoste<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sophomore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/nick-diaz\/7987\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Diaz<\/a>\u00a0launched a two-run shot in the fifth to make it an 8-0 ballgame.<\/li>\n<li>Holding an 8-1 lead in the seventh, LaCoste drew a bases loaded walk before redshirt senior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ethan-plyler\/7943\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Plyler<\/a>\u00a0drove in two on a single up the middle to put the run rule into effect.<\/li>\n<li>Rogers allowed an unearned run on just two hits while striking out four.<\/li>\n<li>Freshman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/kaden-myers\/7995\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaden Myers<\/a>\u00a0tossed a scoreless seventh, inducing a game-ending double play.<\/li>\n<li>Five different Cougars had multi-hit performances with Tippett going 3-for-4 with three runs scored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>OF NOTE:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Charleston is now 49-33 versus Elon and 20-12 on the road.<\/li>\n<li>Rogers\u2019 six innings were a career best.<\/li>\n<li>Plyler picked up his team-best 10th multi-RBI game.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cofcsports.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/dylan-johnson\/7935\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Johnson<\/a>\u00a0recorded his 11th double in conference play, the most by a Cougar since Nick Pappas had 15 during the 2015 campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><b>UP NEXT:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Charleston looks to go for the sweep of Elon on Sunday for a 1 p.m. game at Latham Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WCSC. 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